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This article is an overview of our analysis of the [[A "Competitiveness Index" for capturing competitiveness in state legislative elections|degree of competitiveness]] in 2007's state legislative elections. The analysis utilized [[A "Competitiveness Index" for capturing competitiveness in state legislative elections|this 3-factor "Competitiveness Index"]].

This article is an overview of our analysis of the [[A "Competitiveness Index" for capturing competitiveness in state legislative elections|degree of competitiveness]] in 2007's state legislative elections. The analysis utilized [[A "Competitiveness Index" for capturing competitiveness in state legislative elections|this 3-factor "Competitiveness Index"]].

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==Open seats==

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Primary challenges

The states as ranked based on having the most primary challengers are: Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia.

Louisiana: 43.5%. In Louisiana, 30 out of 69 incumbents running for election in 2007 faced a primary, which means that 56.5% of the 69 incumbents running automatically advanced to the general election.

Mississippi: 29.5%. In Mississippi, 46 out of 156 incumbents running for election in 2007 faced a primary, which means that 70.5% of the 156 incumbents running automatically advanced to the general election.

New Jersey: 18.6%. In New Jersey, 16 out of 86 incumbents running for election in 2007 faced a primary, which means that 81.4% of the 86 incumbents running automatically advanced to the general election.

Virginia: 6.2%. In Virginia, 8 out of 130 incumbents running for election in 2007 faced a primary, which means that 93.9% of the 122 incumbents running automatically advanced to the general election.